Régis Coulbault
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 1972 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991-1997 | Toulon[1][2] | 94 | (1) |
| 1997-1998 | Southend[3] | 36 | (4) |
| 1998–2001 | Saint-Cyr | ||
| 2001–2003 | Hyères[4] | 60 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Régis Coulbault (born 17 August 1972) is a French retired footballer who mostly played as a defender. He notably played in Ligue 1 for S.C.Toulon before a spell in England with Southend United. He went on to play in Championnat National 2 with Hyères FC and in Non-League with F.C. Saint-Cyr. He retired in 2003 and now works as a manager at Regional' Golf.[5]
Club career
[edit]S.C. Toulon
[edit]Coulbault is a product of the S.C.Toulon youth system. He made his first-team debut in Ligue 1 during the 1991–1992 season [6] before becoming a regular member of the Starting XI in 1993–1994.[7] In the 1995–1996 season Coulbault was the starting right back on the team that reached the quarter-finals of the French Cup by eliminating a Zinedine Zidane led Girondins de Bordeaux team. Coulbault was tasked with marking Zidane for large portions of the game and created the equalizing goal with a deep cross from the right to take the match to extra time where Toulon won 3–2.[8] That same season Toulon won the Championnat National title and promotion to Ligue 2. In the final game of the season against Stade Briochin Coulbault won the game with a Golden Goal in extra time.
Southend United F.C.
[edit]After playing in several trial games in pre-season during the summer of 1997, Coulbault signed for Southend United on a one-year contract. He made his debut against Bristol City as a 56-minute substitute [9] and scored his first goal for the club, a 40-yard strike, three games later in a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic.[10] In December he scored his third goal for the club, a "Memorable" winner in extra time against Gillingham,[11] this was followed by more late-game heroics as he slotted home a late equalizer away to Brentford on Boxing day, securing a draw after the Shrimpers had gone down to 10 men early in the second half.[12]
F.C. Saint-Cyr & Hyères FC
[edit]Returning to France, Coulbault signed for non-league club F.C. Saint-Cyr helping them gain promotion to Régional 1 in 1999/2000 before moving to Hyères FC in Championnat National 2 for the 2001/2002 season.[13] He retired at the conclusion of the 2002/2003 season.
Honours
[edit]S.C. Toulon
- Championnat National - Winners: 1996
Hyères FC
- Méditerranée Régional 1 - Winners: 1999
References
[edit]- ^ L'Histoire SC Toulon
- ^ TOULON corse football!
- ^ Football: Keeper Southall samples low life with the Shrimpers The Independent
- ^ SAISON 2001-2002 corse football!
- ^ Societe.com Profile
- ^ Soccerbase Team Profile
- ^ Soccerbase Profile
- ^ Match highlights: Sporting Toulon 1945 - Bordeaux CDF
- ^ Soccerbase Player Profile
- ^ Southend United 1997/98 Season highlights
- ^ star Courtney Wood on his love for Southend United
- ^ Soccerbase Player Profile
- ^ footballdatabase Player Profile
External links
[edit]- Blue Anorak Profile
- Régis Coulbault – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French